Mandarin Orange Salad

We first had this mandarin orange salad when we lived over in Germany. It was served by some dear American friends of ours, and the taste is absolutely amazing!

The original recipe called for just regular white sugar; however, I have made a healthier substitution. We prefer to use sucanat (a minimally refined form of cane sugar) as our sweetener of choice. The flavor and preferred sweetness of this recipe does not change though.

As for the canned mandarin oranges, I don’t recommend making a substitute. For one, it’s hard to find fresh mandarins whenever you want them. And two, the recipe is much faster using the canned ones. Just be sure to pick the “mandarins in mandarin orange juice” NOT the ones in syrup. This will reduce the amount of added sugar that your kids don’t really need in the first place.